Tuesday, January 22, 2013

While cleaning the sewing room I noticed I had enough scrap fabric left over from the quilt club quilt to make a pillow slip.

I normally prefer the outer edge of my pillow slips to be a separate color but when working with scraps sometimes you just have to make do. There was just enough black to add a little color; and as long as Elizabeth was happy then I'm happy.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

As I have been working on my quilt club quilt my mind has been focused on all the work that is needed to complete this project.

Pinning a quilt is very hard on your knees and back if you are working on a project larger than a toddler size quilt. So to help relieve some of the aches I like to put my cutting boards on our king size bed; it works very well and feels like you are working on a large table.

I read on the internet if you use a crochet hook to help close your safety pins it will ease the sore fingers you generally get after closing hundreds of pins.

And yes, a crochet hook works very well, once you get the hang of using one.

My quilt is almost finished and I'm excited we will be able to use it during the cold weather!